Don’t Hate Me Because I Age Well

It’s been a busy few months.

We just moved to our wonderful new office. The construction dust has started to settle and, as with any move, you have to clean out years’ worth of collecting.

Throwing out items you kept … just in case.

So, I was putting away Dr. Sears’ collection of many magazines and noticed one with Barbara Eden on the cover. I was mesmerized by her beauty and skin.

She has aged so well.

I made a comment to Dr. Sears and he said,
“Yes, I remember that magazine.” He took a minute
to admire the photo and said, “Look at her neck
and this was before Photoshop.” He estimated her
age to be about 58 in the photo. There was not one
crease, not a line or a wrinkle on her. Amazing!

Flipping through the pages of the magazine to look at the article I said how I was sure her skin had never seen the sun. Dr. Sears mumbled, “At least not a sunburn.”

You were designed to live under the sun … but multiple sunburns and long overexposure to the sun without protecting your skin could damage your DNA. It also photoages you. That means it breaks down the elastin and collagen fibers that hold up your skin, causing wrinkles to form.

That’s why so many sun worshipers look older than their age.

No Need To Fear the Sun

But you don’t want to shun the sun.

There are so many health benefits to getting some rays.

Aside from getting Vitamin D which we need for our bones the sun signals our brain to produce melatonin at night. Melatonin is the hormone that helps you sleep.

Less sun means less sleep.

The sun can also help relieve mild depression and elevate your mood. Getting some sunlight releases the feel-good hormone serotonin1 and releases endorphins.2

Recent British studies have also shown that the sun also helps lower blood pressure3,4. The sun releases nitric oxide which dilates the blood vessels, increases blood flow and reduces the risk of strokes and heart attacks.

Studies also show that people who get 15 minutes of sun a few times a week reduce their risk of breast, prostate, colon, lung and ovarian cancer.5

The sun may also:

• Relieve asthma symptoms
• Help heal skin problems like psoriasis, acne and eczema
• Reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis
• Lessen symptoms of Alzheimer’s

Have Your Sunshine And Age Well Too

So how do we get the sun we need but age like Barbara Eden?

That’s easy!

The most important part of getting some sunshine is to protect yourself naturally.

Also, to sun in moderation.

Most health benefits of the sun require only 15-20 minutes a few times per week.

You can also get that from tanning beds if your climate doesn’t allow that much exposure.

But … be careful with sunscreens.

Commercial sunscreens have many cancer-causing agents in them. Then the heat from the sun makes the chemicals react making them even more toxic.

Also many sunscreens contain PABA which causes DNA damage7. So look out for PABA – it is truly an anti-aging enemy.

For an at-home fix, you can use zinc oxide as a natural sunscreen and mix with a little coconut oil or shea butter. Also, carrot seed oil will raise the sun protection factor (SPF) of this homemade mix as well.

Dr. Sears also created his own natural sunscreen called VitaD Suncream.

VitaD has micro-fine zinc particals that go into the skin easily without leaving the white residue of regular zinc.

Solis also allows you to get all the benefits of the sun without the harmful chemicals of store-bought sunscreens.

But Dr. Sears took the formula one step further and added an ingredient called Cupuacu butter. Cupuacu is an antioxidant for your skin and improves elasticity.

What could be better than protecting your skin naturally, getting the sunshine you need with extra anti-aging ingredients.

So here’s to all the ‘bathing beauties’.

Enjoy your summer and the sun!

For a more beautiful you,

Sandy DeRose
Natural Beauty Advocate

P.S. I love hearing from you so please send me an email with any questions or topics you’d like to read about.

P.P.S. Special thanks for Barbara Eden for allowing use of her photo. Please visit her at http://barbaraeden.com/.

References
1. Lancet. 2002 Dec 7;360(9348):1840-2. Effect of sunlight and season on serotonin turnover in the brain. Lambert GW1, Reid C, Kaye DM, Jennings GL, Esler MD.
2. June 2003, Melanocytes in human skin express a fully functioning endorphin receptor system Journal of Investigative Dermatology
3. January 2014, University of Southhampton, “Here comes the sun to lower your blood pressure. “Science Daily”
4. UVA lowers blood pressure and vasodilates the systemic arterial vasculature by mobilisation of cutaneous nitric oxide stores”; D Liu, BO Fernandez, NN Lang, JM Gallagher, DE Newby, M Feelisch and RB Weller; Journal of Investigative Dermatology(2013) 133, S209–S221, abstract no 1247, published online 15 April 2013; DOI:10.1038/jid.2013.104.
5. Curr Med Res Opin. 2008 Jan;24(1):139-49. Molecular basis of the potential of vitamin D to prevent cancer. Ingraham BA1, Bragdon B, Nohe A.
6. Exposure to ultraviolet-B and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis among women in the Nurses’ Health Study Online First doi 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202302
7. Damiani E, Greci L, Parsons R, Knowland J (April 1999). “Nitroxide radicals protect DNA from damage when illuminated in vitro in the presence of dibenzoylmethane and a common sunscreen ingredient”. Free Radic. Biol. Med. 26 (7–8): 809–16.doi:10.1016/S0891-5849(98)00292-5. PMID 10232823.
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